Environmental Science

2024 Orientation

Environmental Science

Environmental Science is the interdisciplinary study of the environment, its functioning and its relationship to human activities.

  • Study terrestrial, aquatic and atmospheric systems and their interactions
  • Skills to address environmental problems

Wilson Creek, McCreary MB

Environmental Science

Program not Department

  • Take courses across various departments
    • Biology, Geography, Geology, Chemistry, Applied Disaster and Emergency Studies

Brandon Hills Esker

Environmental Science

Biology

Bird Cove, Churchill, MB

Environmental Science

Applied disaster management

Disaster management centre

Environmental Science

Geology

Field School; Flin Flon, MB

Environmental Science

Geography

Brandon wind erosion monitoring site

Drone imaging of field

Environmental Science

Chemistry

Analytical Lab at BU

Environmental Science

Types of courses

  • Basic Sciences (e.g. General biology and chemistry)
  • Applied Sciences (e.g. Geomatics/GIS, soil science)

Soil textural analysis

Environmental Science

Types of courses

  • Requirements (e.g., 1st year Biology and Chemistry)
  • Work experience / Advanced topics (e.g., Interning with Environmental Consulting firms, Agriculture Canada, MB Agriculture, Independent research projects)

Riparian grazing project at MBFI

Environmental Science

Types of courses

  • Choose a specialty (Biology, Chemistry, etc.) and focus on courses in those areas
  • Liberal Arts and Indigenous Content
  • Electives

Soil profile near Elma MB

Planning Your Degree

The Degree Planner

Undergraduate Calendar

Registration Guide

Planning Your Degree

The Program Coordinator

Academic Advising

Planning Your Degree

Tips

  • Prerequisites
  • How often the course is normally offered
    • 70:266 Environmental Ethics
    • 18:451 Environmental Chemistry
  • There are opportunities to take some course through other institutions remotely (Athabasca University), please check the Course Transfer Database

When in doubt, please ask

Environmental Science

Careers

  • Agricultural consulting
  • Environmental consulting
  • Government research
  • Non-profits/NGOs
  • Education (teaching/outreach)

Focus

  • Resource management
  • Climate change
  • Watershed health
  • Contamination/Pollution
  • Planning/Policy

Environmental Science

Questions?

Environmental Science